You know it's just as if MS have made software they don't have an App for as second-class and not fit for anything, which is truly amazing.
If I can make OEClassic my default handler for .eml files, why can't I make it my default mailto programme?
Apart from the .eml handling, any other default can only be changed to an App, or Outlook (of course).
That defies logic. @Brink - do you have any idea why that ability was removed?

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How weird. But even if the software has no ability to make itself the default, one should be able to do it in Windows Control Panel.
OEClassic only does POP/SMTP so many files one normally would see are missing. At least I think that's what I read in their help files.
I think under the guise of making Windows a safer environment MS has gone overboard and literally castrated their OS, well at least in Windows 10 they have.
I wish Bill Gates would come back and make the company great again. He knew that not every MS customer was a budding millionaire and able to replace equipment and operating systems at the same rate they had birthdays.

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You know it's just as if MS have made software they don't have an App for as second-class and not fit for anything, which is truly amazing.
If I can make OEClassic my default handler for .eml files, why can't I make it my default mailto programme?
Apart from the .eml handling, any other default can only be changed to an App, or Outlook (of course).
That defies logic. @Brink - do you have any idea why that ability was removed?

I installed OE Classic to have a play with it, and I can only assume that it may not properly register itself with Windows since it isn't listed in "Set defaults by app" in Settings.

Yes it needs more work and the developer in Bosnia, whilst quick to respond to requests admits he has to work hard to intro more friendly integration into an OS
The only place I can find it is in setting the default application for .eml handling, that alone allows the use of a Non-App software.
I couldn't figure out why I couldn't set it elsewhere and I guess that's the fault of the software.
I don't like the limitations the new Metro settings have.

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Good Day,
I have recently upgrade to windows 10 and the mailto: links dont work anymore. Running outlook 2013. When I go to a webpage with a clickable email it no longer opens outlook new message. I tried to check the default programs, made sure...

I've googled and searched tenforums and found descriptions of how to do this but nothing seems to work.
I have added the mailto Handler in Chrome settings and it shows mail.google.com.
I have set the Mail default app to Chrome.
I have set...

Win 10 Ms Edge (and Chrome) How do I make mailto links in websites point to Gmail?
Currently every time I click a mailto it gives a choice of Gmail or Outlook. I wish it default to Gmail, and if possible not the app but the program.

I would like to change the default MAILTO Protocol in Windows 10 to a program of my choice but it won't let me choose anything other than Thunderbird or Microsoft Mail.
How do I select a specific program (in my case it is OEClassic).
Thanks.

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